May 11, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Wants- Read the poem "After a Month of Rain". What is the poem saying? Whatin you is pushing up from the underground? Vocabulary- bilingual and hypothetical Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game" have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow Portfolios due today in class. After a Month of Rain
Everything I thought I wanted is right here, particularly when the sun is making such a comeback,
and the lilac engorged with purple has recovered from its severe pruning, and you will be back soon to dispel whatever it is that overtakes me like leaf blight, even on a day like this. I can still hear remnants of the rain
in the swollen stream behind the house,in the faint dripping under the eaves, persistent as memory.
And all the things I didn't think I wanted, cut like the lilac back to the root, push up again from underground.
May 10, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Education- "Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." Winston Churchill- What is the difference between being ready to learn and being taught? What do you like to learn? Why? Vocabulary- Quiz Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game" have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow May 9, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- "Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke." Is this true? What do you think about love? Vocabulary- bilingual and hypothetical Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game" have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow Portfolios due today in class. May 8, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Bullying- Watch the video- Have we taken the idea of bullying too far? What are your thoughts on the concept of bullying? Vocabulary- recession and fluent Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game" have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow Portfolios due on Wednesday in class. May 7, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Differences- Be tolerant of differences; in fact, embrace them. Are you tolerant of others' differences? Do you embrace them? What benefits come from recognizing and embracing differences? Vocabulary- chronological and thesis Begin work on "The Most Dangerous Game" Portfolios due on Wednesday in class. May 4, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Intelligence- "It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value." Arthur C. Clarke- author- What is the difference between book smarts and streets smarts? Which is better to have in the world? Why?
Vocabulary- jurist
Discussion of story "The Cask of Amontillado"
Video and quiz
May 3, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Revenge- Read the "The Choice." What does it say about life and revenge?
Vocabulary- galvanize and statute
Discussion of story "The Cask of Amontillado"
Video and quiz
Poem: From "The Choice," by __John Pomfret__. Choice
That life may be more comfortable yet,
And all my joys refined, sincere and great,
I'd choose two friends, whose company would be
A great advance to my felicity:
Well-born, of humours suited to my own;
Discreet, and men, as well as books, have known.
Brave, generous, witty, and exactly free
From loose behavior or formality.
Airy and prudent, merry, but not light;
Quick in discerning, and in judging right.
Secret they should be, faithful to their trust;
In reasoning cool, strong, temperate and just;
Obliging, open, without huffing, brave,
Brisk in gay talking, and in sober, grave;
Close in dispute, but not tenacious, tried
By solid reason, and let that decide;
Not prone to lust, revenge, or envious hate,
Nor busy meddlers with intrigues of state;
Strangers to slander, and sworn foes to spite:
Not quarrelsome, but stout enough to fight
Loyal and pious, friends to Caesar, true
As dying martyrs to their Maker too.
In their society, I could not miss
A permanent, sincere, substantial bliss. May 2, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- None- shortened classes
Vocabulary- none
The Cask of Amontillado work; packet out
May 1, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Poetry- Read the poem "In the White Sky." What is the speaker talking about?
Vocabulary-bibliography and biographical
The Cask of Amontillado work; packet out
In the White Sky by __William Stafford__
Many things in the world have
already happened. You can
go back and tell about them.
They are part of what we
own as we speed along
through the white sky.
But many things in the world
haven't yet happened. You help
them by thinking and writing and acting.
Where they begin, you greet them
or stop them. You come along
and sustain the new things.
Once, in the white sky there was
a beginning, and I happened to notice
and almost glimpsed what to do.
But now I have come far
to here, and it is away back there.
Some days, I think about it.
April 30, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Revenge- What is revenge? Why is this topic so interesting? Have you
ever take revenge on someone? How and why?
Vocabulary-deficient and satirical
Portfolio work day- portfolios due at end of day for check
April 27, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- None
Test over Act IV and V of Romeo and Juliet
Hand in Act V packet
Vocabulary-none
Portfolio work day on Monday- portfolios due at end of day for check
April 26, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Life "Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all." William Goldman (Author) How would Romeo and Juliet react to this statement?
Vocabulary-infamous and denounce
Finish Act V scene iii
April 25, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Madness- "Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting." John Russell- author- Is this true? Why is madness more interesting?
Vocabulary-discredit and perspective
Finish Act IV v and begin Act V scene i and ii
April 24, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Youth- "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children." George Bernard Shaw- Irish dramatist- What does he mean? What traits of youth are wasted on children?
Vocabulary-brochure and dissuade
Finish Act IV v and begin Act V scene i and ii
Turn in Act IV study guide on Wednesday- Act V is due Friday
Test Friday over Acts IV and V
April 23, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Family- How important is your family in your life right now? What impact do they make on your decision making and the choices you make?
Vocabulary-- test
Finish Act IV scene iii, iv and v
April 20, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic-Beauty- Read the poem "Beauty" by Tony Hoagland What does it say about beauty? Compare that view to the one in the video- "Hot Problems".
Turn in journals
Vocabulary- tripod, panorama, encore- test on Monday
Portfolio day- work on portfolio- hand in by 3:30
April 18, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Trust- How trusting are you? Are you trustworthy? Do you do what you say and say what you do all the time? Have your ever lost someone's trust? How did you earn it back?
Vocabulary- ingenuous, orthodox, and replica- test on Monday
Discuss Act IV and work on study guide.- Do scene summaries
April 17, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Role model- The parents in this play are role models for their children. Are you a positive or negative role model for the younger students in this school?
In partners- read Act IV and work on study guide.
April 16, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- None- Test
Test over Act III
Begin Act IV
April 13, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- "Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love." Mahatma Gandhi- How does this quote relate to what is happening in the play?
Vocabulary- soliloquy and mimic
Act III scene iv and v
Finish on packet - test on Monday
April 12, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Fighting- Look at the drawing. What does it make you feel? Whi are these poeple? Tell the story of what is happening?
Vocabulary- oratory and intonation
Act III scene iii and iv
Work on packet
April 11, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Loss and Gain- Read the poem "Loss and Gain" by Longfellow. What have your lost and gained? What role does pride play in your life?
Vocabulary- hectic and inaudible
Act III scene i and ii
Work on packet
Loss and Gain
When I compare
What I have lost with what I have gained,
What I have missed with what attained,
Little room do I find for pride.
I am aware
How many days have been idly spent;
How like an arrow the good intent
Has fallen short or been turned aside.
But who shall dare
To measure loss and gain in this wise?
Defeat may be victory in disguise;
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
April 10, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- "In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others." Andre Maurois- French author- Explain what this quote means and how it related to Romeo and Juliet.
Vocabulary- nominal and discretion
Act III scene i and ii
Work on packet
April 5, 2012 Both classes- finished Act 2 and took test April 4, 2012 2nd hour- finished Act 2 scenes 4 and 5 April 3, 2012 Journal Prompt- Topic- Invention- "Getting caught is the mother of invention." Robert Byrne- billiard player and author- Make a list of invented ways that Romeo and Juliet could be together and avoid death. Which ones would really work in the setting of this play?
Vocabulary- lavish and rostrum
Act II scene iii, and iv
Work on packet
April 2, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic-Desire- Read the poem "Desire." What is the speaker talking about? What is the difference between love and desire?
Vocabulary- predominant and inventory
Act II scene ii, iii, and iv
Work on packet
Portfolios due in Thursday 4:00 P.M. Desire by __George Bilgere__
The slim, suntanned legs
of the woman in front of me in the checkout line
fill me with yearning to provide her with health insurance
and a sporty little car with personalized plates.
The way her dark hair
falls straight to her slender waist
makes me ache
to pay for a washer/dryer combo
and yearly ski trips to Aspen, not to mention
her weekly visits to the spa
and nail salon.
And the delicate rise of her breasts
under her thin blouse
kindles my desire
to purchase a blue minivan with a car seat,
and soon another car seat, and eventually
piano lessons and braces
for two teenage girls who will hate me.
Finally, her full, pouting lips
make me long to take out a second mortgage
in order to put both kids through college
at first- or second-tier institutions,
then cover their wedding expenses
and help out financially with the grandchildren
as generously as possible before I die
and leave them everything.
But now the cashier rings her up
and she walks out of my life forever,
leaving me alone
with my beer and toilet paper and frozen pizza.
March 30, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic-Family- Read the poem "Family." What adjectives best describe your family? Do those same words describe you?
Vocabulary- resourceful and ovation
Begin Act II scene ii and iii
Work on packet
Final essays are due today by 4:00 in print or via email. Look at rubric to be sure your group has done all it should have. Rubrics and prewriting in.
March 29, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Fighting- Read the poem "The Fight." What were they fighting over? Is it worth it? Relate this to Romeo and Juliet?
Vocabulary- quiz
Begin Act II scene i of Rand J
Final essays are due Friday by 4:00 in print or via email. Look at rubric to be sure your group has done all it should have. Rubrics and prewritig in tomorrow in class.
The Fight by Gregory Djanikian
It was over a girl, One boy had spoken to her, Had asked her out, the other Had been feeling with her The twitches of something serious. It was a misunderstanding, Something that might have been fixed, Talked out or around, But the whole school had turned out To watch them settle it. It was too late for talk, It was no longer just their fight, Something irrelevant and impure Had entered it, honor, looking More upright than the other, Things which had nothing to do With the girl, or desire, Or what she had whispered to one of them One night in a car. So they faced each other, Bringing their anger up By saying what finally did not matter But loudly enough so their bodies believed it. There was a sudden coming together, There were fists flailing While everybody, hundreds, watched. One was cut above the eye, the other's Knuckles were bloodied against teeth. It lasted half a minute until One of them pulled back and said Something like "This is stupid" And the other dropped his fists And watched him walk away
March 28, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- Read "Love at First Sight" by Jennifer Maier. Does it exist?
Vocabulary- medley and amends- quiz tomorrow
Revision in groups of symbol essays
No essays in- Duncan, Emma, Kyle- today after school
March 27, 2012
Topic-None- test
Vocabulary- none
Test today over Act 1- may use notes, PowerPoint and both packets
Hand in Act 1 packet with test
No essays in- Duncan, Emma, Kyle and Bailey, Kyle, Jake and Ephram
March 26, 2012
Topic-Fame- Tiger Woods finally won a golf tournament yesterday and has regained some of his fame. What would you like to be famous for? Why?
Vocabulary-nimble and convey
Romeo and Juliet- have packet done; Test on Tuesday- packet will come in- Act 1
novel symbol essays- due in draft from on today for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 23, 2012
Topic- Love- How does this statue of Romeo and Juliet represent love? Or does it?
Vocabulary-raucous and promenade
Write relections and put portfolio into order
Romeo and Juliet- have packet done on Monday; Test on Tuesday- packet will come in- Act 1
novel symbol essays- due in draft from on Monday for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 22, 2012
Topic- Story- Tell this dog's story.
Vocabulary-irretreivable and wry
Bring portfolios on Friday
Read and discuss Act 1, scene 4 and 5- have packet done on Monday; Test on Tuesday- packet will come in- Act 1
novel symbol essays- due in draft from on Monday for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 21, 2012
Topic- The Muppets- Yesterday Jim Henson's Muppets received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kermit is 57 years old. So take a look at the Muppets and discuss which one you identify with most? Why?
Vocabulary-instigate and intervention
Outlines due today in email; begin writing and typing novel symbol essays- due in draft from on Monday for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 20, 2012
Topic- Thinking- The important thing is not to stop thinking.- Albert Einstein- What does he mean? What do you need to think more about?
Vocabulary-discreet and intimidate
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 2 and 3- work on study guide
Outlines due today in email
March 19, 2012
Topic- Parents- How important are you parents in your life right now? What do role do they play in your life?
Vocabulary-drastic and transpire
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
Outlines due by Wednesdays in email
March 15, 2012
Topic- Relationships- When are people old enough to have serious relationships? Describe what a serious relationship includes. Explain the difference between love and infatuation.
Vocabulary-alterations and initiative
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
March 14, 2012 Topic- Imagery- Read "River" and write about the images the poem creates. What do they remind you of?
Vocabulary-reprimand and connive
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
Essay meeting- begin creation of outline
River by __Pat Schneider__
A delicate fuzz of fog
like mold, or moss,
all across the river
in this early light.
Another day, I might
have still been sleeping.
What a pity. How the stars
and seas and rivers
in their fragile lace of fog
go on without us
morning after morning,
year after year.
And we disappear.
March 13, 2012
Topic- Childish-"There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes." Doctor Who- Does society ask students to grow up too quickly? How do act childish sometimes?
Vocabulary-skeptical and indivisible
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
Essay meeting on Wednesday- have essay outline ideas ready to put on paper
March 12, 2012
Topic- Teenagers: "Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves." J.B. Priestly- English novelist- How has society created this generation of teenagers? What adjectives would you use to describe your generation? Why?
Vocabulary-Test
Begin Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1
Essay meeting on Wednesday- have essay outline ideas ready to puton paper March 8, 2012
Topic- Respect- Write about respect- meaning, demonstration, earning, losing.
Vocabulary-virtual and unkempt (Test on Monday)
Begin Romeo and Juliet- prologue and Act 1
Novel meetings - final; symbol essay organize the essay- what should each member do by Monday
Portfolio check- turn in binders by 4:00
March 7, 2012
Topic- Faith- Read the definition of faith. What does faith mean to you? What do you have faith in?
Vocabulary-functional and disrupt (Test on Monday)
Begin Shakespearean language and sonnets
Novel meetings - final on Thursday; symbol essay prewriting due
Portfolio check on Thursday
allegiance to duty or a person : __loyalty__ :__fidelity__ to one's promises
: sincerity of intentions
: belief and trust in and loyalty to God : belief in the traditional __doctrines__ of a religion
: firm belief in something for which there is no proof
: complete trust
: something that is believed
especially with strong conviction March 6, 2012
100- Today is the 100th birthday of Oreo cookies. How will you celebrate your 100th birthday? What will you look like? What will your life be like?
Vocabulary-frenzied and transcribed (Test on Monday)
Powerpoint presentation-Discuss pages 620-625;
Novel meetings - final two on Tuesday and Thursday
Portfolio check on Thursday March 5, 2012
Topic- Happiness- "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of." Jane Austen (Author); "Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars." Hobart Brown (artist) What do these quotes imply about the relationship between money and happiness? What do you believe?
Vocabulary-haphazard and grueling (Test on Monday)
Shakespeare video and powerpoint presentation- read pages 620-625; print powerpoint handout view
Novel meetings - final two on Tuesday and Thursday
Portfolio check on Thursday March 2, 2012
Topic- Snow- Read the poem- How do you live out of yourself? What does this poem say about how to live Life?
Vocabulary-collective and autonomous
Portfolio work- work on writing and revisions Nobody by__Michael Laskey__
If you can't bring yourself to build
a snowman or even to clench
a snowball or two to fling
at the pine tree trunk, at least
find some reason to take you out
of yourself: scrape a patch of grass clear
for the birds maybe; prod at your shrubs
so they shake off the weight, straighten up;
or just stump about leaving prints
of your boots, your breath steaming out.
Promise. Don't let yourself in
for this moment again: the end
of the afternoon, drawing the curtains
on the glare of the garden, a whole
day of snow nobody's trodden.
March 1, 2012
Topic- Discussion- "The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion." G.K. Chesterton- English mystery author- What is the difference among a discussion, a debate and an arguement? Which do you have most often? Which are you better at?
Vocabulary-vanity and collaborate
Novel meeting #6
February 27, 2012
Topic- Humility- "If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect." Ted Turner- businessman- Def of humility- modest, meek, humble- What does this quote mean? Do you know people who believe they are perfect or arrogant? What are you?
Vocabulary- liability and volatile
Shakespeare Video; introduction to Shakespeare
February 23, 2012
Topic- Now- Read the poem. What is the speaker staying about life? Do you agree?
Vocabulary- essence and reluctant
Novel meeting #5
Quiz over "The Lady or the Tiger"
Portfolios due by end of day
Topic-Mardi Gras-Look at the art work- What do you see? What do you notice about the color?
DLW 17- quiz 6th hour; Vocabulary- paramount and dubious
Novel meeting #4
Group work for "Lady or the Tiger"
February 15, 2012 Talent- “Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." Henry Van Dyke - author and educator What talents lie hidden in you? What do you think you could do if you tried? What keeps those talents hidden? DLW 17-5 6th hour Vocabulary- quiz Work on parts of a sentence; phrases February 14, 2012 “In times of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves no longer equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer Are you a learner for the future or have you learned all you will? Can you cope with the future? DLW 17-4 6th hour Vocabulary- quiz Wednesday Novel meeting #3 Work on parts of a sentence; phrases February 13, 2012
Balloons- Watch the video- Write one of the character's stories. What is going on?
DLW 17-2 for 6th hour
Vocabulary- quorum and hoax-- quiz tomorrow
Discuss the topics of life and death- popular themes.
Begin "The Lady or the Tiger?"vocabulary by Tuesday
Can do- What does it mean to have a "can-do" attitude? Do you have one? How do you know? How do you better develop what you have? Vocabulary-alleged and conspiracy;
DLW 17-1
Work on portfolio- turn in binder at end of hour
Work on poetry books
February 9, 2012
Topic- Rainbow- Which color of the rainbow is the loneliest? Why? Vocabulary-preposterous and advocate;
DLW 17-1
Novel groups meetings- number 2
Create diamonte poems about topics
February 8, 2012
Nutrition- Make a list of the foods your eat in a normal day or week. Put check marks beside those foods that are considered nutritious. What is your diet like? Does it affect your health and how you do in school? Vocabulary-prospective and plaintiff; DLW16-5-quiz
Work on poetry- finding poems and choosing theme or topic
February 7, 2012
Topic- Elementary- For some students, a year or point in elementary school seems to suck the love of reading and learning from students. Has this happened to you? When? Why? Vocabulary-genial and uncanny; DLW16-5-today
Novel unit group meeting 1
Work on poetry- finding poems and choosing theme or topic
Work on parts of sentences
February 6, 2012
Topic- Farming- Read "Silo Solo" by Joyce Sutphen. What images does this poem create for you? Vocabulary-cumbersome and credentials; DLW16-4-today
Discuss types of poetry and poetry book rubric out; novel discussions tomorrow
continue work on portfolios
February 3, 2012
Topic- Persuade- Come up with several reasons and examples that you could put into a letter to the school board to persuade them to allow students to use cell phones in school. Vocabulary-superfluous and manipulate; DLW16-3-today
Work on portfolios- revise first selection and select and write second selection
February 2, 2012
Topic- Courage- Make a list of ways that people demonstrate physical, mental, emotional or other forms of courage. Put check marks by any that you have demonstrated. Vocabulary-culmination and misconstrue; DLW16-2-today
Assign book groups; plan novels sections
Finish all revisions, corrections and formatting of essays, put all electronic pieces in zip folder and email to me; turn in rubric.
February 1, 2012
Topic- Nature- Look at Gustav Klimt's painting. What do you really notice about it? What emotions does it draw from you? What feelings does it evoke in you? Vocabulary-lethal and larceny; DLW16-1-today
Work on parts of sentence in partners
Turn in book choices
Assign books and groups
January 31, 2012 Topic- Heaven- Read Emily Dickinson's "Going to Heaven"- What is your idea of heaven?
What images does this poem create? Vocabulary-morbid and ominous; DLW15- quiz today for 6th hour
Work on revisions of comparison and contrast essays; create hyperlinks to explain relevant information
January 30, 2012
Topic- Trust- Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare - Who do you love, who do you trust and who have you wronged? Why? Vocabulary-Quiz; DLW15-5 today for 6th hour
Papers and folders out, grades out, seating chart;
Hand out novel list- have choices (top three) by Wednesday
January 27, 2012 Beauty-“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” Markus Zusak What is true beauty in a person? Vocabulary-yearns and seethes; DLW15-4 today for 6th hour Finish Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn presentations, submit them and then turn in rubric Work on portfolios and essay revisions- begin hyperlinking essay to relevant cites.
January 26, 2012 Topic-Experience- “Like a lump of clay in the hands of the creator, we are forever being molded by life's experiences.”Feyisara Aladese- What is life molding you into? Why? How do you know? What will the final product be?
Vocabulary-spurns and benefactor; DLW15-3 today for 6th hour
Work on weekly questions in language book; begin work on parts of a sentence- page 412.
January 25, 2012
Friendship- watch the video; what does this say about friendship? Would you have done this? http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/avalanche-rescue-caught-on-tape-15427787
Vocabulary-aloof and kindles; DLW15-2 today for 6th hour
Take papers to paperrater.com and make revisions
Second revisions out today. January 24, 2012
Topic- Strength- Read the poem "A Nation's Strength" by Ralph Waldo Emerson- What is the speaker saying about strength?
Vocabulary-arrogance and smug; DLW15-1 today
Work in langauge book on weekly question
Work on essay construction pages 350-371; 98-114
introductions and conclusion January 23, 2012
Winter- Read the poem "Starlings in Winter" by Mary Oliver- What images are created? What do you like about this poem? What resonates with you? Why?Vocabulary-docile and plaintive; DLW quiz today
Work on essay rough drafts and revisions for other people
Work on Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer presentatons- read rubric- and finalize it- due in my email (either link or presentation) by Friday January 20, 2012
Topic- Reality- "Humankind cannot stand very much reality." T. S. Elliot- author- Is this true? Do we experience too much reality in our daily lives? Do you need more experience with reality to mature? Explain
Vocabulary-moors and copes; DLW none today
Work on essay rough drafts and portfolio outlines and rough drafts for first piece-
Work on Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer presentatons
Have rough draft of essay emailed by 4:00 to me and to revisers January 19, 2012 Topic- Conscience- "Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does." Evin Esar- humorist- Do you have a conscience? How honest are you? Relate this quote to your life.
Vocabulary-unscrupulous and obsession; DLW 5-1 for 6th-
Begin rough drafts- discuss introductions and conclusions; drafts due out to revisors by Friday and to me by 4:00 in email January 18, 2012 Topic- Universe- "When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it."- Bernard Bailey- theorist- What does this quote mean? What is the center of your universe?
Vocabulary-sinister and apparition; DLW 4-quiz for 6th-
Work on Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer presentation-
outlines due in email by 4:00 today January 17, 2012 Topic-Rules- "Rules are just helpful guidelines for stupid people who can't make up their own minds." Seth Hoffman- Television producer (House) List rules that are made for "stupid" people. What does stupid mean? How is stupid different from ignorant?
Vocabulary-agitation and genealogy; DLW 4-5 for 6th- quiz tomorrow
outline structure and format; outlines due in email by 4:00 on Wednesday January 16, 2012 Topic- Wisdom-Knowledge can be communicated, but wisdom cannot. A man can find it, he can live it, he can be filled and sustained by it, but he cannot utter or teach it. So what is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Which do you have?
Vocabulary-palatial and frivolous; DLW 14-4 for 6th
Work on Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn PowerPoints January 12, 2012 Topic- Reverence- definition- A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love. Describe what you revere and how you show that reverence.
Vocabulary-quiz; DLW 14-3 for 6th
Notes over essay writing- begin outline structure January 11, 2012 Topic- heart- A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. What does this mean? Which is better for you- your heart or your head?
Vocabulary- omen and herald; DLW 14-2 for 6th
Work on Huck Finn/ Tom Sawyer powerpoint January 10, 2012 Topic-Strength- Strength can exist in many forms (physical, emotional, mental). Make a list and discuss the strengths that you have and then make a list of the weaknesses you need to improve.
Vocabulary- emissary and potion; DLW 14-1 for 6th
Essay and portfolio rubric out; discuss parts of an essay and outlining January 9, 2012 Topic-Beauty- Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. Describe what you see as beautiful. What is beauty to you? Vocabulary- entice and defile; DLW 13-quiz for 6th Work on Week 12 in English book; work in groups for Twain project- story boards Work on Parts of speech. January 6, 2012 Topic-Matters- "To love what you do and feel it matters-- how could anything be more fun? Katherine Graham- What do you love to do? What is fun for you? Do those activities matter? What does this quote mean?
Vocabulary- next two; DLW 13-5 for 6th
Work on Week 11 in English book
Poetry comparisons
Work on Parts of speech. January 5, 2012 Topic- Hopes- "My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope." What do you hope? What is hope? Do we need hope? Why is it or is it not important?
Vocabulary- mediate and quest; DLW 13-3 for 6th
Work on Week 11 in English book
Groups for Huck Finn- begin planning and storyboarding.
Work on Parts of speech.
January 4, 2012
Topic- Resolutions- Whether you do New Year's resolutions or not, wirte down four for this year; one for school, one for home, one for friends, and one for yourself. What could you change or do differently this year?
Vocabulary- prowess and undergo; DLW 13-3 for 6th
Work on Week 11 in English book
Clean out folders, keep journals, look at grades.
Assign poetry selection and choices for PP.
Journal Prompt- Topic- Wants- Read the poem "After a Month of Rain". What is the poem saying? Whatin you is pushing up from the underground?
Vocabulary- bilingual and hypothetical
Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game"
have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow
Portfolios due today in class.
After a Month of Rain
by Linda Pastan
Everything I thought I wanted
is right here,
particularly when the sun
is making such a comeback,
and the lilac engorged
with purple has recovered
from its severe pruning,
and you will be back soon
to dispel whatever it is
that overtakes me like leaf blight,
even on a day like this. I can still
hear remnants of the rain
in the swollen stream
behind the house,in the faint
dripping under the eaves,
persistent as memory.
And all the things I didn't think
I wanted, cut like the lilac back
to the root, push up again
from underground.
May 10, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Education- "Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." Winston Churchill- What is the difference between being ready to learn and being taught? What do you like to learn? Why?
Vocabulary- Quiz
Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game"
have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow
May 9, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- "Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke." Is this true? What do you think about love?
Vocabulary- bilingual and hypothetical
Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game"
have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow
Portfolios due today in class.
May 8, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Bullying- Watch the video- Have we taken the idea of bullying too far? What are your thoughts on the concept of bullying?
Vocabulary- recession and fluent
Continue work on "The Most Dangerous Game"
have it read and vocabulary done with green sheet for tomorrow
Portfolios due on Wednesday in class.
May 7, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Differences- Be tolerant of differences; in fact, embrace them. Are you tolerant of others' differences? Do you embrace them? What benefits come from recognizing and embracing differences?
Vocabulary- chronological and thesis
Begin work on "The Most Dangerous Game"
Portfolios due on Wednesday in class.
May 4, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Intelligence- "It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value." Arthur C. Clarke- author- What is the difference between book smarts and streets smarts? Which is better to have in the world? Why?
Vocabulary- jurist
Discussion of story "The Cask of Amontillado"
Video and quiz
May 3, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Revenge- Read the "The Choice." What does it say about life and revenge?
Vocabulary- galvanize and statute
Discussion of story "The Cask of Amontillado"
Video and quiz
Poem: From "The Choice," by __John Pomfret__. Choice
That life may be more comfortable yet,
And all my joys refined, sincere and great,
I'd choose two friends, whose company would be
A great advance to my felicity:
Well-born, of humours suited to my own;
Discreet, and men, as well as books, have known.
Brave, generous, witty, and exactly free
From loose behavior or formality.
Airy and prudent, merry, but not light;
Quick in discerning, and in judging right.
Secret they should be, faithful to their trust;
In reasoning cool, strong, temperate and just;
Obliging, open, without huffing, brave,
Brisk in gay talking, and in sober, grave;
Close in dispute, but not tenacious, tried
By solid reason, and let that decide;
Not prone to lust, revenge, or envious hate,
Nor busy meddlers with intrigues of state;
Strangers to slander, and sworn foes to spite:
Not quarrelsome, but stout enough to fight
Loyal and pious, friends to Caesar, true
As dying martyrs to their Maker too.
In their society, I could not miss
A permanent, sincere, substantial bliss.
May 2, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- None- shortened classes
Vocabulary- none
The Cask of Amontillado work; packet out
May 1, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Poetry- Read the poem "In the White Sky." What is the speaker talking about?
Vocabulary-bibliography and biographical
The Cask of Amontillado work; packet out
In the White Sky by __William Stafford__
Many things in the world have
already happened. You can
go back and tell about them.
They are part of what we
own as we speed along
through the white sky.
But many things in the world
haven't yet happened. You help
them by thinking and writing and acting.
Where they begin, you greet them
or stop them. You come along
and sustain the new things.
Once, in the white sky there was
a beginning, and I happened to notice
and almost glimpsed what to do.
But now I have come far
to here, and it is away back there.
Some days, I think about it.
April 30, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Revenge- What is revenge? Why is this topic so interesting? Have you
ever take revenge on someone? How and why?
Vocabulary-deficient and satirical
Portfolio work day- portfolios due at end of day for check
April 27, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- None
Test over Act IV and V of Romeo and Juliet
Hand in Act V packet
Vocabulary-none
Portfolio work day on Monday- portfolios due at end of day for check
April 26, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Life "Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all." William Goldman (Author) How would Romeo and Juliet react to this statement?
Vocabulary-infamous and denounce
Finish Act V scene iii
April 25, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Madness- "Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting." John Russell- author- Is this true? Why is madness more interesting?
Vocabulary-discredit and perspective
Finish Act IV v and begin Act V scene i and ii
April 24, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Youth- "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children." George Bernard Shaw- Irish dramatist- What does he mean? What traits of youth are wasted on children?
Vocabulary-brochure and dissuade
Finish Act IV v and begin Act V scene i and ii
Turn in Act IV study guide on Wednesday- Act V is due Friday
Test Friday over Acts IV and V
April 23, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Family- How important is your family in your life right now? What impact do they make on your decision making and the choices you make?
Vocabulary-- test
Finish Act IV scene iii, iv and v
April 20, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic-Beauty- Read the poem "Beauty" by Tony Hoagland What does it say about beauty? Compare that view to the one in the video- "Hot Problems".
Turn in journals
Vocabulary- tripod, panorama, encore- test on Monday
Portfolio day- work on portfolio- hand in by 3:30
April 18, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Trust- How trusting are you? Are you trustworthy? Do you do what you say and say what you do all the time? Have your ever lost someone's trust? How did you earn it back?
Vocabulary- ingenuous, orthodox, and replica- test on Monday
Discuss Act IV and work on study guide.- Do scene summaries
April 17, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Role model- The parents in this play are role models for their children. Are you a positive or negative role model for the younger students in this school?
In partners- read Act IV and work on study guide.
April 16, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- None- Test
Test over Act III
Begin Act IV
April 13, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- "Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love." Mahatma Gandhi- How does this quote relate to what is happening in the play?
Vocabulary- soliloquy and mimic
Act III scene iv and v
Finish on packet - test on Monday
April 12, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Fighting- Look at the drawing. What does it make you feel? Whi are these poeple? Tell the story of what is happening?
Vocabulary- oratory and intonation
Act III scene iii and iv
Work on packet
April 11, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Loss and Gain- Read the poem "Loss and Gain" by Longfellow. What have your lost and gained? What role does pride play in your life?
Vocabulary- hectic and inaudible
Act III scene i and ii
Work on packet
Loss and Gain
When I compare
What I have lost with what I have gained,
What I have missed with what attained,
Little room do I find for pride.
I am aware
How many days have been idly spent;
How like an arrow the good intent
Has fallen short or been turned aside.
But who shall dare
To measure loss and gain in this wise?
Defeat may be victory in disguise;
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
April 10, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- "In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others." Andre Maurois- French author- Explain what this quote means and how it related to Romeo and Juliet.
Vocabulary- nominal and discretion
Act III scene i and ii
Work on packet
April 5, 2012
Both classes- finished Act 2 and took test
April 4, 2012
2nd hour- finished Act 2 scenes 4 and 5
April 3, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Invention- "Getting caught is the mother of invention." Robert Byrne- billiard player and author- Make a list of invented ways that Romeo and Juliet could be together and avoid death. Which ones would really work in the setting of this play?
Vocabulary- lavish and rostrum
Act II scene iii, and iv
Work on packet
April 2, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic-Desire- Read the poem "Desire." What is the speaker talking about? What is the difference between love and desire?
Vocabulary- predominant and inventory
Act II scene ii, iii, and iv
Work on packet
Portfolios due in Thursday 4:00 P.M.
Desire by __George Bilgere__
The slim, suntanned legs
of the woman in front of me in the checkout line
fill me with yearning to provide her with health insurance
and a sporty little car with personalized plates.
The way her dark hair
falls straight to her slender waist
makes me ache
to pay for a washer/dryer combo
and yearly ski trips to Aspen, not to mention
her weekly visits to the spa
and nail salon.
And the delicate rise of her breasts
under her thin blouse
kindles my desire
to purchase a blue minivan with a car seat,
and soon another car seat, and eventually
piano lessons and braces
for two teenage girls who will hate me.
Finally, her full, pouting lips
make me long to take out a second mortgage
in order to put both kids through college
at first- or second-tier institutions,
then cover their wedding expenses
and help out financially with the grandchildren
as generously as possible before I die
and leave them everything.
But now the cashier rings her up
and she walks out of my life forever,
leaving me alone
with my beer and toilet paper and frozen pizza.
March 30, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic-Family- Read the poem "Family." What adjectives best describe your family? Do those same words describe you?
Vocabulary- resourceful and ovation
Begin Act II scene ii and iii
Work on packet
Final essays are due today by 4:00 in print or via email. Look at rubric to be sure your group has done all it should have. Rubrics and prewriting in.
March 29, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Fighting- Read the poem "The Fight." What were they fighting over? Is it worth it? Relate this to Romeo and Juliet?
Vocabulary- quiz
Begin Act II scene i of Rand J
Final essays are due Friday by 4:00 in print or via email. Look at rubric to be sure your group has done all it should have. Rubrics and prewritig in tomorrow in class.
The Fight by Gregory Djanikian
It was over a girl,
One boy had spoken to her,
Had asked her out, the other
Had been feeling with her
The twitches of something serious.
It was a misunderstanding,
Something that might have been fixed,
Talked out or around,
But the whole school had turned out
To watch them settle it.
It was too late for talk,
It was no longer just their fight,
Something irrelevant and impure
Had entered it, honor, looking
More upright than the other,
Things which had nothing to do
With the girl, or desire,
Or what she had whispered to one of them
One night in a car.
So they faced each other,
Bringing their anger up
By saying what finally did not matter
But loudly enough so their bodies believed it.
There was a sudden coming together,
There were fists flailing
While everybody, hundreds, watched.
One was cut above the eye, the other's
Knuckles were bloodied against teeth.
It lasted half a minute until
One of them pulled back and said
Something like "This is stupid"
And the other dropped his fists
And watched him walk away
March 28, 2012
Journal Prompt- Topic- Love- Read "Love at First Sight" by Jennifer Maier. Does it exist?
Vocabulary- medley and amends- quiz tomorrow
Revision in groups of symbol essays
No essays in- Duncan, Emma, Kyle- today after school
March 27, 2012
Topic-None- test
Vocabulary- none
Test today over Act 1- may use notes, PowerPoint and both packets
Hand in Act 1 packet with test
No essays in- Duncan, Emma, Kyle and Bailey, Kyle, Jake and Ephram
March 26, 2012
Topic-Fame- Tiger Woods finally won a golf tournament yesterday and has regained some of his fame. What would you like to be famous for? Why?
Vocabulary-nimble and convey
Romeo and Juliet- have packet done; Test on Tuesday- packet will come in- Act 1
novel symbol essays- due in draft from on today for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 23, 2012
Topic- Love- How does this statue of Romeo and Juliet represent love? Or does it?
Vocabulary-raucous and promenade
Write relections and put portfolio into order
Romeo and Juliet- have packet done on Monday; Test on Tuesday- packet will come in- Act 1
novel symbol essays- due in draft from on Monday for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 22, 2012
Topic- Story- Tell this dog's story.
Vocabulary-irretreivable and wry
Bring portfolios on Friday
Read and discuss Act 1, scene 4 and 5- have packet done on Monday; Test on Tuesday- packet will come in- Act 1
novel symbol essays- due in draft from on Monday for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 21, 2012
Topic- The Muppets- Yesterday Jim Henson's Muppets received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kermit is 57 years old. So take a look at the Muppets and discuss which one you identify with most? Why?
Vocabulary-instigate and intervention
Outlines due today in email; begin writing and typing novel symbol essays- due in draft from on Monday for revision and Wednesday for final group.
March 20, 2012
Topic- Thinking- The important thing is not to stop thinking.- Albert Einstein- What does he mean? What do you need to think more about?
Vocabulary-discreet and intimidate
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 2 and 3- work on study guide
Outlines due today in email
March 19, 2012
Topic- Parents- How important are you parents in your life right now? What do role do they play in your life?
Vocabulary-drastic and transpire
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
Outlines due by Wednesdays in email
March 15, 2012
Topic- Relationships- When are people old enough to have serious relationships? Describe what a serious relationship includes. Explain the difference between love and infatuation.
Vocabulary-alterations and initiative
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
March 14, 2012
Topic- Imagery- Read "River" and write about the images the poem creates. What do they remind you of?
Vocabulary-reprimand and connive
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
Essay meeting- begin creation of outline
River
by __Pat Schneider__
A delicate fuzz of fog
like mold, or moss,
all across the river
in this early light.
Another day, I might
have still been sleeping.
What a pity. How the stars
and seas and rivers
in their fragile lace of fog
go on without us
morning after morning,
year after year.
And we disappear.
March 13, 2012
Topic- Childish-"There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes." Doctor Who- Does society ask students to grow up too quickly? How do act childish sometimes?
Vocabulary-skeptical and indivisible
Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1- work on study guide
Essay meeting on Wednesday- have essay outline ideas ready to put on paper
March 12, 2012
Topic- Teenagers: "Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves." J.B. Priestly- English novelist- How has society created this generation of teenagers? What adjectives would you use to describe your generation? Why?
Vocabulary-Test
Begin Romeo and Juliet- Act 1- scene 1
Essay meeting on Wednesday- have essay outline ideas ready to puton paper
March 8, 2012
Topic- Respect- Write about respect- meaning, demonstration, earning, losing.
Vocabulary-virtual and unkempt (Test on Monday)
Begin Romeo and Juliet- prologue and Act 1
Novel meetings - final; symbol essay organize the essay- what should each member do by Monday
Portfolio check- turn in binders by 4:00
March 7, 2012
Topic- Faith- Read the definition of faith. What does faith mean to you? What do you have faith in?
Vocabulary-functional and disrupt (Test on Monday)
Begin Shakespearean language and sonnets
Novel meetings - final on Thursday; symbol essay prewriting due
Portfolio check on Thursday
allegiance to duty or a person
: __loyalty__
:__fidelity__ to one's promises
: sincerity of intentions
: belief and trust in and loyalty to God
: belief in the traditional __doctrines__ of a religion
: firm belief in something for which there is no proof
: complete trust
: something that is believed
especially with strong conviction
March 6, 2012
100- Today is the 100th birthday of Oreo cookies. How will you celebrate your 100th birthday? What will you look like? What will your life be like?
Vocabulary-frenzied and transcribed (Test on Monday)
Powerpoint presentation-Discuss pages 620-625;
Novel meetings - final two on Tuesday and Thursday
Portfolio check on Thursday
March 5, 2012
Topic- Happiness- "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of." Jane Austen (Author); "Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars." Hobart Brown (artist) What do these quotes imply about the relationship between money and happiness? What do you believe?
Vocabulary-haphazard and grueling (Test on Monday)
Shakespeare video and powerpoint presentation- read pages 620-625; print powerpoint handout view
Novel meetings - final two on Tuesday and Thursday
Portfolio check on Thursday
March 2, 2012
Topic- Snow- Read the poem- How do you live out of yourself? What does this poem say about how to live Life?
Vocabulary-collective and autonomous
Portfolio work- work on writing and revisions
Nobody by __Michael Laskey__
If you can't bring yourself to build
a snowman or even to clench
a snowball or two to fling
at the pine tree trunk, at least
find some reason to take you out
of yourself: scrape a patch of grass clear
for the birds maybe; prod at your shrubs
so they shake off the weight, straighten up;
or just stump about leaving prints
of your boots, your breath steaming out.
Promise. Don't let yourself in
for this moment again: the end
of the afternoon, drawing the curtains
on the glare of the garden, a whole
day of snow nobody's trodden.
March 1, 2012
Topic- Discussion- "The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion." G.K. Chesterton- English mystery author- What is the difference among a discussion, a debate and an arguement? Which do you have most often? Which are you better at?
Vocabulary-vanity and collaborate
Novel meeting #6
February 27, 2012
Topic- Humility- "If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect." Ted Turner- businessman- Def of humility- modest, meek, humble- What does this quote mean? Do you know people who believe they are perfect or arrogant? What are you?
Vocabulary- liability and volatile
Shakespeare Video; introduction to Shakespeare
February 23, 2012
Topic- Now- Read the poem. What is the speaker staying about life? Do you agree?
Vocabulary- essence and reluctant
Novel meeting #5
Quiz over "The Lady or the Tiger"
Portfolios due by end of day
February 22, 2012
Topic- Compassion- “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” __Plato Write about how lucky you are and how you could show compassion for those who have to fight a harder battle than you do.__
DLW 18-1 6th hour; Vocabulary- depict and equation
Dilemma discussion and group work for "Lady or the Tiger"
February 21, 2012
Topic-Mardi Gras-Look at the art work- What do you see? What do you notice about the color?
DLW 17- quiz 6th hour; Vocabulary- paramount and dubious
Novel meeting #4
Group work for "Lady or the Tiger"
February 15, 2012
Talent- “Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."
Henry Van Dyke - author and educator
What talents lie hidden in you? What do you think you could do if you tried? What keeps those talents hidden?
DLW 17-5 6th hour Vocabulary- quiz
Work on parts of a sentence; phrases
February 14, 2012
“In times of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves no longer equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer Are you a learner for the future or have you learned all you will? Can you cope with the future?
DLW 17-4 6th hour Vocabulary- quiz Wednesday
Novel meeting #3
Work on parts of a sentence; phrases
February 13, 2012
Balloons- Watch the video- Write one of the character's stories. What is going on?
DLW 17-2 for 6th hour
Vocabulary- quorum and hoax-- quiz tomorrow
Discuss the topics of life and death- popular themes.
Begin "The Lady or the Tiger?"vocabulary by Tuesday
Work on Parts of Sentences
Balloon video
February 10, 2012
Can do- What does it mean to have a "can-do" attitude? Do you have one? How do you know? How do you better develop what you have?
Vocabulary-alleged and conspiracy;
DLW 17-1
Work on portfolio- turn in binder at end of hour
Work on poetry books
February 9, 2012
Topic- Rainbow- Which color of the rainbow is the loneliest? Why?
Vocabulary-preposterous and advocate;
DLW 17-1
Novel groups meetings- number 2
Create diamonte poems about topics
February 8, 2012
Nutrition- Make a list of the foods your eat in a normal day or week. Put check marks beside those foods that are considered nutritious. What is your diet like? Does it affect your health and how you do in school?
Vocabulary-prospective and plaintiff; DLW16-5-quiz
Work on poetry- finding poems and choosing theme or topic
February 7, 2012
Topic- Elementary- For some students, a year or point in elementary school seems to suck the love of reading and learning from students. Has this happened to you? When? Why?
Vocabulary-genial and uncanny; DLW16-5-today
Novel unit group meeting 1
Work on poetry- finding poems and choosing theme or topic
Work on parts of sentences
February 6, 2012
Topic- Farming- Read "Silo Solo" by Joyce Sutphen. What images does this poem create for you?
Vocabulary-cumbersome and credentials; DLW16-4-today
Discuss types of poetry and poetry book rubric out; novel discussions tomorrow
continue work on portfolios
February 3, 2012
Topic- Persuade- Come up with several reasons and examples that you could put into a letter to the school board to persuade them to allow students to use cell phones in school.
Vocabulary-superfluous and manipulate; DLW16-3-today
Work on portfolios- revise first selection and select and write second selection
February 2, 2012
Topic- Courage- Make a list of ways that people demonstrate physical, mental, emotional or other forms of courage. Put check marks by any that you have demonstrated.
Vocabulary-culmination and misconstrue; DLW16-2-today
Assign book groups; plan novels sections
Finish all revisions, corrections and formatting of essays, put all electronic pieces in zip folder and email to me; turn in rubric.
February 1, 2012
Topic- Nature- Look at Gustav Klimt's painting. What do you really notice about it? What emotions does it draw from you? What feelings does it evoke in you?
Vocabulary-lethal and larceny; DLW16-1-today
Work on parts of sentence in partners
Turn in book choices
Assign books and groups
January 31, 2012
Topic- Heaven- Read Emily Dickinson's "Going to Heaven"- What is your idea of heaven?
What images does this poem create?
Vocabulary-morbid and ominous; DLW15- quiz today for 6th hour
Work on revisions of comparison and contrast essays; create hyperlinks to explain relevant information
January 30, 2012
Topic- Trust- Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
William Shakespeare - Who do you love, who do you trust and who have you wronged? Why?
Vocabulary-Quiz; DLW15-5 today for 6th hour
Papers and folders out, grades out, seating chart;
Hand out novel list- have choices (top three) by Wednesday
January 27, 2012
Beauty-“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” Markus Zusak What is true beauty in a person?
Vocabulary-yearns and seethes; DLW15-4 today for 6th hour
Finish Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn presentations, submit them and then turn in rubric
Work on portfolios and essay revisions- begin hyperlinking essay to relevant cites.
January 26, 2012
Topic-Experience- “Like a lump of clay in the hands of the creator, we are forever being molded by life's experiences.”Feyisara Aladese- What is life molding you into? Why? How do you know? What will the final product be?
Vocabulary-spurns and benefactor; DLW15-3 today for 6th hour
Work on weekly questions in language book; begin work on parts of a sentence- page 412.
January 25, 2012
Friendship- watch the video; what does this say about friendship? Would you have done this?
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/avalanche-rescue-caught-on-tape-15427787
Vocabulary-aloof and kindles; DLW15-2 today for 6th hour
Take papers to paperrater.com and make revisions
Second revisions out today.
January 24, 2012
Topic- Strength- Read the poem "A Nation's Strength" by Ralph Waldo Emerson- What is the speaker saying about strength?
Vocabulary-arrogance and smug; DLW15-1 today
Work in langauge book on weekly question
Work on essay construction pages 350-371; 98-114
introductions and conclusion
January 23, 2012
Winter- Read the poem "Starlings in Winter" by Mary Oliver- What images are created? What do you like about this poem? What resonates with you? Why?Vocabulary-docile and plaintive; DLW quiz today
Work on essay rough drafts and revisions for other people
Work on Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer presentatons- read rubric- and finalize it- due in my email (either link or presentation) by Friday
January 20, 2012
Topic- Reality- "Humankind cannot stand very much reality." T. S. Elliot- author- Is this true? Do we experience too much reality in our daily lives? Do you need more experience with reality to mature? Explain
Vocabulary-moors and copes; DLW none today
Work on essay rough drafts and portfolio outlines and rough drafts for first piece-
Work on Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer presentatons
Have rough draft of essay emailed by 4:00 to me and to revisers
January 19, 2012
Topic- Conscience- "Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does." Evin Esar- humorist- Do you have a conscience? How honest are you? Relate this quote to your life.
Vocabulary-unscrupulous and obsession; DLW 5-1 for 6th-
Begin rough drafts- discuss introductions and conclusions; drafts due out to revisors by Friday and to me by 4:00 in email
January 18, 2012
Topic- Universe- "When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it."- Bernard Bailey- theorist- What does this quote mean? What is the center of your universe?
Vocabulary-sinister and apparition; DLW 4-quiz for 6th-
Work on Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer presentation-
outlines due in email by 4:00 today
January 17, 2012
Topic-Rules- "Rules are just helpful guidelines for stupid people who can't make up their own minds." Seth Hoffman- Television producer (House) List rules that are made for "stupid" people. What does stupid mean? How is stupid different from ignorant?
Vocabulary-agitation and genealogy; DLW 4-5 for 6th- quiz tomorrow
outline structure and format; outlines due in email by 4:00 on Wednesday
January 16, 2012
Topic- Wisdom-Knowledge can be communicated, but wisdom cannot. A man can find it, he can live it, he can be filled and sustained by it, but he cannot utter or teach it. So what is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Which do you have?
Vocabulary-palatial and frivolous; DLW 14-4 for 6th
Work on Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn PowerPoints
January 12, 2012
Topic- Reverence- definition- A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love. Describe what you revere and how you show that reverence.
Vocabulary-quiz; DLW 14-3 for 6th
Notes over essay writing- begin outline structure
January 11, 2012
Topic- heart- A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. What does this mean? Which is better for you- your heart or your head?
Vocabulary- omen and herald; DLW 14-2 for 6th
Work on Huck Finn/ Tom Sawyer powerpoint
January 10, 2012
Topic-Strength- Strength can exist in many forms (physical, emotional, mental). Make a list and discuss the strengths that you have and then make a list of the weaknesses you need to improve.
Vocabulary- emissary and potion; DLW 14-1 for 6th
Essay and portfolio rubric out; discuss parts of an essay and outlining
January 9, 2012
Topic-Beauty- Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. Describe what you see as beautiful. What is beauty to you?
Vocabulary- entice and defile; DLW 13-quiz for 6th
Work on Week 12 in English book; work in groups for Twain project- story boards
Work on Parts of speech.
January 6, 2012
Topic-Matters- "To love what you do and feel it matters-- how could anything be more fun? Katherine Graham- What do you love to do? What is fun for you? Do those activities matter? What does this quote mean?
Vocabulary- next two; DLW 13-5 for 6th
Work on Week 11 in English book
Poetry comparisons
Work on Parts of speech.
January 5, 2012
Topic- Hopes- "My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope." What do you hope? What is hope? Do we need hope? Why is it or is it not important?
Vocabulary- mediate and quest; DLW 13-3 for 6th
Work on Week 11 in English book
Groups for Huck Finn- begin planning and storyboarding.
Work on Parts of speech.
January 4, 2012
Topic- Resolutions- Whether you do New Year's resolutions or not, wirte down four for this year; one for school, one for home, one for friends, and one for yourself. What could you change or do differently this year?
Vocabulary- prowess and undergo; DLW 13-3 for 6th
Work on Week 11 in English book
Clean out folders, keep journals, look at grades.
Assign poetry selection and choices for PP.